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Prawns Biryani Recipe

Prawn or fish

Karthika Gopalakrishnan · archanaskitchen.com · 2016 · 3-4

Against 319 biryani recipes

No ghee or oil, unlike 86% of recipes and more mint and coriander than 92%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pot: the median of 319 biryani recipes, per 100 g of uncooked rice.

  • No ghee or oil at all, where 86% of recipes use some (most of those 10 to 22% of the uncooked rice weight).
  • More mint and coriander than 92% of recipes: 5.4% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 7.5 times as much.
  • More spices than 87% of recipes: 9.5% of the uncooked rice weight against the typical recipe's 4.6%, about twice as much.
Meat, fish or egg: 59%, 29th percentileYogurt: 33%, 57th percentileOnions: 60%, 53rd percentileGhee or oil: 0%, 7th percentileMint and coriander: 5.4%, 93rd percentileSpices: 9.5%, 87th percentilePotatoes: 0%, 40th percentileSalt: 0%, 27th percentileMeat, fishor eggYogurtOnionsGheeor oilMint andcorianderSpicesPotatoesSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 1 tablespoon Ajwain (Carom seeds)≈ 15 g
  • 1 tablespoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)≈ 6 g
  • 5 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds≈ 1.3 g
  • 5 Clove powder (Laung)n/a
  • 4 Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)≈ 12 g
  • Oil as requiredn/a
  • 2 Onions finely sliced≈ 220 g
  • 2 Bay leaves (tej patta)≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)≈ 3 g
  • 4 Cloves (Laung)n/a
  • 3 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds≈ 0.8 g
  • 1 Star anise≈ 1 g
  • 2 cups Basmati rice≈ 370 g
  • 1-1/2 cups Prawns cleaned and deveined≈ 218 g
  • 1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder≈ 8 g
  • 1/4 tablespoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/2 Lemon≈ 23 g
  • 1/2 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)≈ 123 g
  • 1 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina) chopped≈ 20 g
  • Salt to tasten/a

uncooked rice 370 gin all 1022 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of uncooked rice

Grams per 100 g of uncooked rice, and where that falls among all 319 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Meat, fish or egg59% · 29th percentile
  • Yogurt33% · 57th percentile
  • Onions60% · 53rd percentile
  • Ghee or oil0% · 7th percentile
  • Mint and coriander5.4% · 93rd percentile
  • Spices9.5% · 87th percentile
  • Potatoes0% · 40th percentile
  • Salt0% · 27th percentile

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